#C3572C#C3572C
#C3572C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.150 H 40.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3572C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 87, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 77.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.22, 40.68, 44.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.22, 60.36, 47.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.62% 0.1132 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.62% 0.15 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3712, 18.6038, 4.5846) |
| Luminance | 0.1860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.86
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.27
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3572C #2C98C3
analogous
#C32C4D #C3572C #C3A32C
triadic
#C3572C #2CC357 #572CC3
tetradic
#C3572C #4DC32C #2C98C3 #A32CC3
square
#C3572C #4DC32C #2C98C3 #A32CC3
split-complementary
#C3572C #2CC3A3 #2C4DC3
monochromatic
#5F2A15 #914121 #C3572C #D87A54 #E4A086
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#C3572C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#C3572C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3572C
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3572C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3572C | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3572c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 87, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.150 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8968',
500: '#c3572c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3572c; $custom-light: #dd8968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3572c",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 87,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.086,
"s": 63.18,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58617,
"c": 0.14965,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3572C
secondary
#7EB6CD
accent
#B7E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A